Table 1.
Main chemical constituents (% of dry matter (DM)) of the yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor (TM)) according to the previously published literature.
| Main Chemical Constituents (% of DM) | Calcium and Phosphorus (g/kg) | TM Stages | References | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude Protein | Crude Lipids | Crude Fiber | Ash | Moisture | Calcium (Ca) | Phosphorus (P) | ||
| 46.4 | 32.7 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 7.1 | Larvae | Ravzanaadii, et al. [32] |
| 44.72 | 42.48 | - | 3.69 | 2.43 | 0.168 | 3.19 | Larvae | Siemianowska, et al. [35] |
| 52.8 | 36.1 | - | 3.1 | - | 2.7 | 7.8 | Larvae | Makkar, et al. [36] |
| 58.4 | 30.1 | 3.5 | 8 | - | - | - | Larvae | Barroso, et al. [11] |
| 51.93 | 21.57 | 7.2 | 4.69 | ND | - | - | Lavae | Bovera, et al. [37] |
| 51.9 | 23.6 | 4.7 | - | - | - | - | Full fat Larvae | Gasco, et al. [38] |
| 53.0 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 26.8 | ND | 2.7 | 7.8 | Dried larvae | Khan, et al. [14] |
| 53.22 | 34.54 | 6.26 | 4.04 | - | 0.78 | 1.039 | Larvae | Ghosh, et al. [39] |
| 45.8 | 34.2 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 7.0 | Dried Larvae | Hussain, et al. [40] |
| 60.21 | 19.12 | 22.35 | 4.2 | 7.25 | 0.5 | 0.976 | Larvae | Heidari-Parsa, et al. [41] |
| 47.0 | 29.6 | - | 4.51 | - | 0.047 | 0.69 | Dried larvae | Hoffmann, et al. [42] |
| 51.3 | 26.0 | 8.21 | 7.14 | - | - | - | Dried larvae | Gelinçek and Yamaner [43] |
ND: Not detected.